A/HRC/15/25 any State not party to the Convention, provide comprehensive information to the competent bodies of all concerned States about the nature and extent of such acts and activities. Article 16 Registration and accountability 1. Each State party shall take such legislative, judicial, administrative and other measures as may be necessary to establish: (a) Specific and obligatory procedures on governmental registration of PMSCs; (b) Specific legal requirements for persons employed by PMSCs concerning inter alia their training and experience; (c) A ban on the registration of PMSCs offshore. 2. Each State party shall establish and maintain a general State Registry of PMSCs operating in their jurisdiction, including details of any subsidiaries or holding companies of each registered PMSC. 3. Each State party shall identify or establish a governmental body responsible for the registry of PMSCs and exercise oversight of their activities. Article 17 State obligations vis-à-vis the PMSCs and their personnel 1. Each State party shall ensure that all PMSCs registered or operating on its territory complies with fundamental international labour standards. 2. Each State party shall ensure that personnel of PMSCs are professionally trained to respect relevant international human rights law and international humanitarian law. 3. Each State party shall ensure that PMSC personnel are required to be professionally trained and vetted according to the applicable international standards, in particular regarding the use of specific equipment and firearms. Such training and vetting shall be conducted in accordance with the procedure defined by the legislation of the State party in whose territory the private military and/or security company is registered under the domestic law and under international standards on the use of force and firearms in the course of military or security activities. 4. Each State party shall ensure that personnel of PMSCs strictly adhere to relevant norms of international human rights law and international humanitarian law, including through prompt investigation, prosecution and punishment of violations of human rights and humanitarian law. 5. Each State party shall ensure that the personnel of PMSCs providing military and security services in the territory of a foreign country undertake to respect the sovereignty and laws of the country of operations, to refrain from any actions inconsistent with the principle not to interfere with the domestic affairs of the country of operations, to refrain from intervening in the political process or in the conflicts in its territory, and to take all necessary measures to avoid harm to the citizens, damage to the environmental and industrial infrastructure, and to objects of historical and cultural importance. GE.10-15155 29